All India Coordinated Research Project on Rice (AICRPR), Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Ponnampet, Karnataka

Year of Establishment: 1965

About the Scheme

AHRS, Ponnampet is recognized as an international centre (hot spot) for screening rice germplasms against blast disease, because it is blessed with favorable weather conditions for development of the disease.

The station is an active AICRP on Rice centre which started during 1965 for screening of leaf blast, neck blast and brown leaf spot.

Every year thousands of rice accessions are screened and identifying the elite germplasms which are used for future breeding programme against disease resistance.

Apart from screening against diseases, breeding trials are also conducted under Initial Variety Trial and Advanced Variety Trials for different traits.

Breeding Programme

• Trial No-1. Initial Variety Trial – Irrigated Early Hills – IVT –E (H)
• Trial No-2. Initial Variety Trial – Late (IVT - L)
• Trial No-3. Advance Variety Trial 2 &1 – Late (AVT 2&1- L)
• Trial No-4. Initial Variety Trial Rainfed Shallow Low land (IVT- RSL)
• Trial No-5. Advance Variety Trial 1- Rainfed Shallow Low land (AVT 1- RSL)
• Trial No-6. Performance of MLT Trial

Facilities and Conservation of Germplasm

• A total of 105 rice accessions are maintained at the centre which includes basmathi, medicinal rice, short, medium, long duration and red rice accessions along with improved varieties released for Kodagu district.

Crop Production Technologies

 

Water Saving Technologies

 

Soil Health Management and Nutrition

 

Technologies on IPM

• About40,000 rice genotypes are screened against leaf and neck blast diseases so far
• Tricyclazole 75 WP @ 0.6 g/l significantly reduced leaf blast, neck blast and increased the grain yield, followed by Carbendazim (12%) + Mancozeb (63%) @ 1.5 g/l
• Trifloxystrobin 25% + Tebuconazole 50% WG @ 0.4 gm/l is an effective fungicides against blast of paddy.
• Trifloxystrobin 25% + Tebuconazole 50% WG @ 0.4 gm/l is an effective fungicides against false smut disease of Paddy.
• Tebuconazole 25.9% EC @ 1.5 ml/l is effective against leaf and neck blast disease of paddy.
• Propiconazole 25 % EC@ 1.0 ml/l is effective against sheath rot of paddy.
• A total of 105 rice accessions are maintained at the centre which includes basmathi, medicinal rice, short, medium, long duration and red rice accessions along with improved varieties released for Kodagu district.

Collaborations

The research station played a pivotal role in releasing the following rice varieties in collaboration with Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Mudigere.

• Low land situation: Intan, Hemavathi, Sharavathi, PUBM-8 and IET-24451
• Midland situation: IET-7191, KHP-2, KHP-5, Tunga (IET-13901), KPR-1 and KPR-2

Awards / Accomplishments

• Dr. G.N. Hosagowdar has been awarded “Young Scientist Award 2021” 12th International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Sciences. 29-30 December 2021; Venue: Hotel Landmark, Shimla (HP), India organised by the society of Tropical Agriculture.
• Outstanding Scientist Award - 2022” honoured by The society of Tropical Agriculture

Other Activities

• Every year AHRS collaborates with various other organizations, government departments, NGOs and conducts “Annual Field Day on Paddy and Integrated Farming systems” for the benefit of farmers and other stakeholders.

Ruling Varieties/Hybrids

• KPR – 1

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